Trump Administration Threatens Billions in State Aid Over Immigration Reporting Rules
The Trump administration is dramatically increasing pressure on state governments to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, warning that states could lose billions of dollars in federal welfare funding if their agencies fail to report immigrants they know are living in the United States without legal status. The move represents another significant expansion of President Donald […]
FTC and 22 States Accuse Amazon of Secretly Inflating Advertising Costs by Billions
Amazon is facing a major new legal battle after the Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of 22 U.S. states sued the technology and retail giant, alleging that it secretly manipulated its digital advertising auctions to force businesses to pay higher prices. Regulators claim the practices affected more than one million advertisers and generated […]
Air Force Major Faces Career-Ending Charges After Publicly Defying Trump
An active-duty Air Force officer who publicly denounced President Donald Trump is facing serious military charges that could end his career, eliminate his retirement benefits and potentially send him to prison. The case of Maj. Jason Watson, a 17-year Air Force veteran, is becoming a high-profile test of how far service members—particularly commissioned officers—can go […]
AI’s Mathematical Breakthroughs Force Researchers to Rethink the Human Role
Artificial intelligence is advancing so rapidly in mathematics that leading researchers are beginning to confront a question once confined largely to science fiction: what happens to mathematicians when AI systems can independently solve important research problems? The debate intensified in August when prominent mathematicians gathered at OpenAI’s San Francisco offices to discuss how their profession […]
Trump Chooses White House Health Adviser Heidi Overton to Take Charge of the FDA
President Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Heidi Overton, a senior White House health-policy adviser and physician, to become the next commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, placing a trusted administration figure in line to lead one of the country’s most consequential public-health agencies. Overton’s nomination comes during a turbulent period for the FDA, […]
Amazon Bets Big on Drone Delivery With Expansion to Nearly 500 U.S. Communities
Amazon is preparing its most ambitious expansion of drone delivery yet, with plans to bring its Prime Air service to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026. The move represents a major attempt to transform drone delivery from a limited experiment into a meaningful part of Amazon’s enormous logistics network. Prime […]
Trump Targets Foreign Drones With New Tariffs to Strengthen U.S. Production
President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping new tariff regime on imported drones and their components, arguing that the United States has become dangerously dependent on foreign manufacturers for technology that is increasingly important to national security, defense and the broader economy. The measures represent another expansion of the administration’s use of trade policy to […]
Florida Builds a New Coastal Conservation Network to Protect Marine Life and Strengthen Its Economy
Florida is pursuing an ambitious new approach to marine conservation with a “coastal corridor” designed to connect restoration projects and protected habitats along its extensive shoreline. Inspired by the state’s successful land-based Florida Wildlife Corridor, the initiative seeks to create a more coordinated network for restoring vulnerable marine ecosystems while supporting the coastal economy that […]
U.S. Halts Exports of Recycled Critical Minerals to Strengthen Domestic Supply Chains
The United States has imposed a one-year ban on the export of selected used critical minerals, marking another major step in the Trump administration’s effort to strengthen domestic supply chains and reduce the nation’s dependence on China for strategically important materials. The new restrictions apply primarily to “black mass”—the shredded material recovered from used lithium-ion […]
Apollo and KKR Face Regulatory Scrutiny Over Interconnected Investment Structures
U.S. financial regulators are increasing scrutiny of investment structures used by major private equity firms, including Apollo Global Management and KKR, warning that increasingly interconnected financing arrangements could create hidden risks for investors and the broader financial system. Officials are particularly concerned about what they describe as “circular” investment structures, in which capital flows repeatedly […]
